Date & Time:
Oct 26, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
2452
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santa Maria - Santa Maria
MSN:
4093
YOM:
1965
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Santa Maria AFB. On final approach, the pilot-in-command adopted a too high angle of descent, causing the aircraft to pass below the glide and to struck the ground short of runway threshold. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration.
